skygirlwmu
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Our neighbor has two beagles who bark/howl constantly. Animal control has gone out and had them sign paperwork saying they would fix the problem, but nothing has been done. We have called the sheriff many times but they never send anyone out. Talked to the neighbors and their response is, "They are dogs, they are supposed to bark like that" and "We dont have enough money for a bark collar, and we dont have enough time to train them." I have two dogs myself, both shepherds, and they never bark. I have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars on training them. I believe dogs should be well behaved. Asked a dog trainer what to do about barking dogs and was told to squirt them with water. My husband did it a few times and sure enough, all he had to do was pick up the hose and they would shut up and run inside. (always spraying the ground next to them, never actually spraying the dogs) This Sat I was sitting outside trying to enjoy my weekend and they howled for about 30min straight. Finally got up and took the hose out and sprayed about 4ft from the beagles and sure enough they shut up. (I didn't spray them, they didnt get wet, and they were about 40ft away from me.) The neighbor called the police and I was arrested for animal cruelty! How in the world could that be animal cruelty? These neighbors leave dirty diapers full of feces in the bacyard and the beagles eat those, in my opionion that would be considered animal cruelty before spraying a hose in the dogs general direction! I have never gotten in trouble with the law, never even gotten a speeding ticket before! I love animals, and have volunteered at the local humance society, and I'm the person who pulls over when I see a turtle on the road and I get it across safely! Geesh, I can't even kill a spider! I just dont understand that we called animal control AND the Arapahoe Sheriff many many times and nobody helped us when these beagles had been barking 30-40min straight, yet we spray harmless water, I mean its a regular garden hose, not a high pressure sprayer or anything, and the cops come out in less than 20 min, and I get arrested??? Something is wrong with this picture! We have lived here a year, keep our property immaculate, and these people have been there only 2 months and they haven't ever mowed their grass, trash is ALL over their backyard, and the dogs eat diapers! I have to go to court in 2 months, what should I do? They say it is a misdomeanor and I will a fine... this is so wrong.
Our neighbor has two beagles who bark/howl constantly. Animal control has gone out and had them sign paperwork saying they would fix the problem, but nothing has been done. We have called the sheriff many times but they never send anyone out. Talked to the neighbors and their response is, "They are dogs, they are supposed to bark like that" and "We dont have enough money for a bark collar, and we dont have enough time to train them." I have two dogs myself, both shepherds, and they never bark. I have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars on training them. I believe dogs should be well behaved. Asked a dog trainer what to do about barking dogs and was told to squirt them with water. My husband did it a few times and sure enough, all he had to do was pick up the hose and they would shut up and run inside. (always spraying the ground next to them, never actually spraying the dogs) This Sat I was sitting outside trying to enjoy my weekend and they howled for about 30min straight. Finally got up and took the hose out and sprayed about 4ft from the beagles and sure enough they shut up. (I didn't spray them, they didnt get wet, and they were about 40ft away from me.) The neighbor called the police and I was arrested for animal cruelty! How in the world could that be animal cruelty? These neighbors leave dirty diapers full of feces in the bacyard and the beagles eat those, in my opionion that would be considered animal cruelty before spraying a hose in the dogs general direction! I have never gotten in trouble with the law, never even gotten a speeding ticket before! I love animals, and have volunteered at the local humance society, and I'm the person who pulls over when I see a turtle on the road and I get it across safely! Geesh, I can't even kill a spider! I just dont understand that we called animal control AND the Arapahoe Sheriff many many times and nobody helped us when these beagles had been barking 30-40min straight, yet we spray harmless water, I mean its a regular garden hose, not a high pressure sprayer or anything, and the cops come out in less than 20 min, and I get arrested??? Something is wrong with this picture! We have lived here a year, keep our property immaculate, and these people have been there only 2 months and they haven't ever mowed their grass, trash is ALL over their backyard, and the dogs eat diapers! I have to go to court in 2 months, what should I do? They say it is a misdomeanor and I will a fine... this is so wrong.